The Yellow Eiffel Tower
April 1, 2009 by la-admin · Leave a Comment
In 1900 the Eiffel Tower was painted yellow for the Universal Exposition. A lot of people didn’t like it, so it was turned back to ‘brun Tour Eiffel’ – the metallic brown we all know and love nowadays!
Read more about the changing colours of the Eiffel Tower>>
Poisson D’Avril
1st April is called ‘Poisson d’avril’ in France and other French-speaking countries. It means literally ‘Fish of April’ and children try and stick a paper fish on the backs of their family and friends. In other parts of the world, 1st April is well-known as April Fools Day and people play practical jokes on each other.
One of the best know April Fools Day spoofs was by the BBC in 1957, supposedly showing a family in Switzerland harvesting from spaghetti trees. Find out more and watch the clip>>
